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KWPn oF nortH AMeriCA
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Apple Lane Farm
2393 Main St.
Lancaster, MA 01523
www.applelanefarm.com
Host: Dayna gant
Contact: 617-510-8663
thursday/Friday, September 5/6, 2013
Iron Spring Farm
75 old Stottsville road
Coatesville, PA 19320
www.ironspringfarm.com
Host: Mary Alice Malone
Contact: Meghan Degaray 610-383-4717
Saturday, September 7 2013
Claybrook Farms
5578 S. Wells road
ithaca, Mi 48847
www.claybrookfarms.com
Hosts: Waino Pihl & Susan taylor
Contact: 989-875-7134
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Legacy USA, LLC
16W325 91st St.
Burr ridge, iL 60527
www.legacyusastables.com
Host: Mary Lou Moskal
Contact: 630-272-9937
Monday, September 9, 2013
Sumac Farms
7480 Pictou landing rd.
trenton, nS, Canada B0K 1X0
www.sumacfarms.com
Host: Martha Haley
Contact: 902-877-4730
tuesday, September 10, 2013
Prima Equestrian
16979 9th Line, r.r. #3
Mount Albert, on, Canada L0g 1M0
www.primaequestrian.com
Hosts: roy Maher and Michelle Bartlett
Show Manager: Cheryl Mayberry
Contact: 905-473-7433 or 416-579-7433
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Carousel Ridge
51475 range road 231
Sherwood Park AB, Canada t8B 1e5
www.carouselridge.com
Host: Shauna Cook
Contact: 780-554-6580
thursday, September 12, 2013
Spirit Equestrian
7202 Balcom Canyon rd.
Somis, CA 93066
www.spiritequestrian.com
Host: Sannon de Buiser, 805-341-9798,
Host: Kim von Disterlo, 818-903-5404, [email protected]
Friday/Saturday, September 13/14, 2013
DG Bar Ranch
3018 grangeville Blvd
Hanford, CA 93230
www.dgbarranch.com
Hosts: tony & Betty De groot
Contact: Willy Arts, 559-732-7738
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Sonnenberg Farm, LLC
12933 SW Westfall rd.
Sherwood, or 97140
www.sonnenberg.us
Hosts: Dan & gina ruediger
Contact: 503-582-1986
[email protected] deadline: July 12, 2013
Late entries with 50% penalty
accepted through July 26, 2013.
Monday - Travel day to east coast
tuesday, September 17, 2013
Silver Hill Stables
12608 Harris Branch Parkway
Manor, tX 78653
Host: Sandra Heinrichs,
H 512-454-2161, Cell 512-922-6355
(no email, no website)
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Blalock Lakes
4075 new Corinth rd.
newnan, georgia 30263
www.blalocklakes.com
Host: Jos Sevriens
Contact: 770-683-7669
thursday, September 19, 2013
Pennock Point Sport Horses
4580 nW Co. rd. 329
reddick, FL 32686
Host: Sandi Lieb
Contact: 352-466-3661
September 20, 2013
Windy Knoll Farms
474 State route 58
Sullivan, oH 44880
www.windyknollfarms.com
Host: Adelbert H. Webber
Contact: ron egan 419-656-9126 or
Debbie egan 646-878-5420
2013 Keuring tour
Keuring Information - Page 2
ctable of contents
Classes and Fees ..........................................................................................................3
general information ....................................................................................................4
Classes ..............................................................................................................4
Breeding Directions ..........................................................................................4
general requirements ....................................................................................5
Handlers/riders ................................................................................................6
Horses ..............................................................................................................6
Young Horse Classes: Foals, Weanlings and two-Year-olds......................................8
Studbook inspection....................................................................................................9
Parts of: Measuring, Hard Surface, Free Movement/Jumping ....................10
Linear Scoring ................................................................................................12
Free Movement/Jumping ..............................................................................10
Linear Scoring ................................................................................................12
Dressage inspection, iBoP and Dg Bar Cup............................................14-15
Jumper/Hunter inspection, iBoP and Claybrook Farms cup ..................16-17
gelders inspection, riding iBoP and Driving iBoP ................................18-19
Harness inspection, iBoP ........................................................................20-21
Stallion Approval
Prerequisites and the Process ......................................................................22
Advice Keuring for Stallions two and older ................................................24
First and Second rounds ..............................................................................25
evaluations of Mother and/or offspring ......................................................26
requirements after Approval ........................................................................26
2012 Keuring Championship Winners ......................................................................27
Keuring Checklist ........................................................................................Back Cover
Tables and Diagrams
Conversion table - Heights..........................................................................................4
Conversion table - Distances ......................................................................................8
Predicates ..........................................................................................................7, 9, 11
Linear Scoring ............................................................................................................12
Studbook inspection diagrams....................................................................................9
Dressage: individual test and Arena Diagram ........................................14-15
Jumping: iBoP Course, Free Jumping/CBF Cup Arena ..........................16-17
gelders: Dressage, Jumping and Driving tests........................................18-19
Harness: Arena diagram and individual Driving test ............................19-20
Stallion Approvals ..........................................................................................................
Competition requirements............................................................................22
radiograph and Semen classifications ..........................................................23
Entry Form and Liability Release ..................................................................included
Entry deadlines:
regular Keuring deadline: July 12, 2013.
Late entries: will be accepted with a 50%
penalty through July 26, 2013.
Stallion Approvals: iron Spring Farm, Dg
Bar ranch are the only set locations for
riding type approvals. Harness stallions
may be inspected at Windy Knoll Farms.
other sites will be determined on a case
by case basis .
Advice Keuring for Stallions: may be
held at any location as long as the facili-
ty can safely accommodate stallions.
Parentage verification through DnA
must be completed prior to keuring.
Keuring program: As in previous years, a
keuring program will be available online.
The KWPN-NA reserves the right to
• Limit Entries at any keuring.
• Cancel any Keuring where entries are
insufficient.
• Amend the Class Schedule due to
delays in travel or other unavoidable
incidences.
• Refuse Admittance to anyone. Proper
attire is required. no open-toed shoes
are allowed for owners, handlers or
spectators.
Please check with the KWPn-nA office or
your keuring host for any schedule
changes.
Entries will not be accepted without
signed entry and liability release. Han-
dlers/riders/ring crew must sign release!
KWPN-NACourier: 609 e. Central Ave.
Sutherlin, or 97479
Mailing: P. o. Box oSutherlin, or 97479
Phone: 541-459-3232Fax: 541-459-2967
Email: [email protected]: www.kwpn-na.org
Keuring Information - Page 3
Riding/Gelders Horses
Inspection Classes for Young Horses
Young Horses
(For Foalbook and register A young horses)
Foals and Weanlings $ 75
Yearlings $ 75
two-Year olds (including colts not for approval) $ 75
Geldings/Stallions (not for approval)
Studbook and Star inspection Geldings/Stallions
(For Foalbook and register A geldings and stallions)
For Studbook and Star Quality $ 100
re-evaluation for Star Quality $ 75
Mares
Studbook, Star and Keur inspections for Mares:
(For Foalbook, register A and erkend mares)
VB/reg A Mares for Studbook, Star & keur elig. $ 200
Studbook Mare re-evaluation for Star & keur elig. $ 100
Keur Conformation class for Star Mares $ 50
Stallions (for licensing/approval)
(For VB, reg A, reg B and erkend Studbook stallions)
Advice Keuring for stallions two and older $ 150
Full Approval for KWPn stallions three and older $ 400
Full Approval for non-KWPn stallions $ 500
Performance
Riding Classes:
iBoP Performance test $ 100
Dg Bar Cup for Young Dressage Horses $ 50
Claybrook Farms Cup for Young Jumpers $ 50
Harness/Gelders Horses
Inspection Classes for Young Horses
Young Horses
(For Foalbook, register A and erkend young horses)
Foals and Weanlings (including reg B foals) $ 75
Yearlings $ 75
two-Year olds (including colts not for approval) $ 75
Geldings/Stallions (not for licensing)
Studbook and Star inspection Geldings/Stallions
(For Foalbook and register A geldings and stallions)
For Studbook and Star Quality $ 100
re-evaluation for Star Quality $ 75
Mares
Studbook, Star and Keur inspection for Mares:
(For Foalbook, register A and erkend mares)
VB/reg A Mares for Studbook, Star & keur eligibility $ 200
Studbook Mares re-evaluation for Star $ 100
(Star rating automatically qualifies the mare for Keur)
Stallions (for licensing)
(For VB, reg A, reg B and erkend Studbook stallions)
Advice Keuring for stallions two and older $ 150
Full Approval for KWPn stallions three and older $ 400
Full Approval for non-KWPn stallions $ 500
Performance
Driving Classes:
iBoP Performance test $ 100
open Fine Harness horses three and older $ 50
cclasses and fees
Requirements for Stallion Classes:
Stallions in any Licensing/Approval must have pedigrees evaluated by the KWPN prior to signing up that year;
Stallions five and older must have a sport record that must be evaluated by KWPN prior to keuring entry;
Stallion veterinary evaluations must be evaluated by KWPN prior to keuring entry;
Non-KWPN stallions may be inspected for approval if registered with KWPN Erkend studbook.
Stallions signed up for Full Approval classes must also sign up for the IBOP.
Additional fee of $400 is due to the KWPN-NA upon a successful keuring stallion approval presentation.
Additional fee of €2,330.75 for KWPN stallions or €2,942.75 for non-KWPN stallions due to KWPN upon Full Approval.
Keuring Participation
When signing up for the keuring, owners
must designate a breeding direction for
their horses. Classes are separated accord-
ing to breeding direction.
Young Horses
Foals, yearlings and two-year olds must
be KWPN registered as follows:
• KWPn Foalbook
• KWPn register A
Foals must be a minimum of four
weeks old at the time of the keuring.
Colts that have not completed their pedi-
gree approval cannot enter the advice
keuring, but may be premium graded with
the other two-year olds.
Adult Horses
Two-year old colts and horses aged three
and older must be registered as follows:
• KWPn Foalbook or Studbook
• KWPn register A
• KWPn Auxiliary Foalbook iF they are eli-
gible for Studbook (under the same
qualifications as a register A horse)
• Mares registered with an eu erkend
studbook with a like breeding goal
• KWPn Foalbook and register A stal-
lions and stallions registered with an eu
erkend studbook with a like breeding
goal (for stallion approval).
Horses are inspected within their breeding
directions unless otherwise specified. rid-
ing type horses are inspected as Dressage,
Jumper or Hunter type. if the jury feels a
horse would do better in a different breed-
ing direction, the owner has the option to
change the horse to that breeding direc-
tion at the keuring.
Note: Stallions that have not completed the
pedigree approval cannot be presented as a
stallion prospect, but may be linear scored in
the “Geldings and Stallions” class.
Keuring Information - Page 4
general InformatIon
To be eligible for studbook inspection a
horse must be:
• registered as described previously
• a minimum of three years of age
• a minimum of 158cm (15.2h) for mares
and geldings, and 160cm (15.3h) for
stallions.
Breeding Directions
owners of rP (riding type) registered
horses must designate whether the horse
is to be evaluated as a Dressage, Jumper or
Hunter type.
Horses are evaluated within their designat-
ed breeding direction. However, at their
studbook inspection, horses can switch
breeding directions as long as they remain
within the type guidelines. Horses can also
switch breeding directions after passing an
iBoP in the desired breeding direction.
Horses that have already gone through the
studbook inspection but did not get star,
can be re-presented in any one of the rP
breeding directions and potentially gain a
star in that new breeding direction.
A ‘keuring’ is an inspection that provides a
professional assessment of horses and the
opportunity to compare horses to others
of the same age. Horses are presented
both in-hand and moving freely and are
evaluated on conformation as well as
movement and/or jumping. Deficiencies
and/or abnormalities are noted if evident.
Classes
Young horse classes include KWPn foals,
yearlings and two-year olds. Studbook
inspection classes include KWPn horses
three and older as well as mares and stal-
lions from erkend (acknowledged) stud-
books. under-saddle classes are also
offered and, in some cases, required. Class-
es to showcase dressage and jumping tal-
ent are offered via the Dg Bar Cup and iron
Spring Farm Cup, respectively.
only mares and stallions may actually
advance to the studbook, which is reserved
for breeding animals. Premiums and pred-
icates are also awarded to geldings.
The following classes are offered:
• Young horses for premiums
• Mares for studbook and star
• Star mares for keur conformation
• geldings for studbook and star quality
• Stallions for linear scoring and star
• Stallions for Advice or Approval
• Performance
The following defects, if evident, may pre-
vent acceptance into the studbook:
• eye defects present at birth, small,
missing or underdeveloped eye
• noticeable over- or underbite: cases
where the cutting edges of the teeth
don’t touch
• Abnormalities in the stifle or hock, par-
ticularly in combination with deviating
build/stance of the hindleg
• uneven hooves
• Deviating movement
Conversion Table
Height
Hands inches cm
15.0 60 152.40
15.1 61 154.94
15.2 62 157.48
15.3 63 160.02
16.0 64 162.56
16.1 65 165.10
16.2 66 167.64
16.3 67 170.18
17.0 68 172.72
17.1 69 175.26
17.2 70 177.80
17.3 71 180.34
1 inch = 2.54 cm
if an rP star mare is presented for keur eli-
gibility, the owner must designate whether
she will be evaluated as Dressage, Jumper
or Hunter. Her breeding direction will not
officially change until she finishes the pred-
icate in the chosen breeding direction. Her
iBoP or sport requirements must be in that
same breeding direction.
Changing Breeding Directions
During the studbook inspection it is possi-
ble that a horse—upon request of the
owner and in consultation with or at the
advice of the jury—can make a one-time
only transfer to another breeding direction
(dressage, jumper or hunter) without going
under saddle. the horse must meet all
pedigree requirements for the new type.
Transfer to another RP type breeding
direction
After being accepted into studbook in the
Dressage, Jumper or Hunter breeding
direction it will still be possible to present
a horse in another breeding direction
AFTER the horse has proven itself under
saddle either by passing an iBoP or ePtM
(nL); or by earning a sport predicate in the
desired breeding direction.
Transfer to the GP breeding direction
if a horse is registered as a riding or Har-
ness horse fits in the gelders breeding
direction with regard to conformation and
movement AND meets the pedigree per-
centage requirements for inclusion in the
Gelders book, the owner and the head of
the jury can discuss a transfer to the
gelders breeding direction.
Transfer to TP breeding direction
if one of the parents of a gelders type
horse is registered in the Harness breeding
direction, the owner can - after consulta-
tion with the jury - transfer the horse to the
Harness direction. riding type horses can-
not transfer to the tP breeding direction.
Keuring Information - Page 5
Bridle numbers each horse will get two
numbers that must be attached to both
sides of the halter or bridle so that they are
clearly visible from either side. When
showing a foal, the numbers may be
attached to the dam’s bridle. the jury
should be able to see the number at all
times without having to walk around the
horse. numbers are not to be held by the
handler or be in their pockets.
Identification and Registration
papers registration papers for horses
entering studbook inspection classes must
be mailed to the office with the entry form.
owners of all other horses must present
their registration papers at the keuring
upon checking in.
During measuring, the color and markings
of each horse in the studbook inspection
are checked against those on file. Correc-
tions will be noted at that time.
Branding/Rebranding After a suc-
cessful studbook inspection, mares and
geldings may be branded on the left
haunch with the KWPn lion. Stallions may
be branded if they are of star quality or
better. Please be sure to be at the brand-
ing area on time, once the iron has cooled
it will not be reheated.
Horses in Holland have not been branded
since September 2000. imported KWPn
horses that have already been accepted
into the studbook may be branded at a
north American keuring by pre-arrange-
ment if they are eligible. registration
papers and a $25 fee must be mailed to the
office prior to keuring. new papers reflect-
ing the brand will be issued.
Horses with ‘faded’ brands may be
rebranded. Arrangements must be made
with the office prior to the keuring. regis-
tration papers must be presented to the
jury upon branding. there is no charge for
rebranding.
General requirements
Entering a keuring entrants must sign
up ahead of time. Walk-ins on the day of
the keuring are not allowed to participate!
entry forms and liability releases are avail-
able on-line and are mailed to all current
members. the entry form and the liability
release must be completely filled out and
mailed to the KWPn-nA office by the dead-
lines. Foals may only enter a keuring after
registration has been applied for. Foal
parentage must be proven prior to keuring
date. Foals must be a minimum of one
month old at the time of the keuring.
Liability Release owners, handlers,
riders and ring crew must all sign the
KWPn-nA Liability release.
Membership only current KWPn-nA
“Full” members in good standing may enter
horses in a keuring.
Ownership owners of horses presented
at a keuring must:
• be the ‘owner of record’ with the
KWPn-nA; or
• have a transfer in progress; or
• have a lease agreement on file with the
KWPn-nA.
Costs these usually consist of two parts:
• the class fees paid to the KWPn-nA.
• A fee paid to the keuring host for sta-
bling, grounds fees, etc.
Financial obligations to KWPN-NA and host
must be met prior to the keuring.
Refunds in case of a recent injury or ill-
ness of a horse only the owner may apply
for a refund of the class fee. refunds (less a
$50 handling fee) will be given if a veteri-
nary certificate is submitted within 30 days
of the keuring. no refunds are given for
pregnancy, inability to load, shoeing prob-
lems or other non-veterinary causes. Late
fees are non-refundable.
Horses
Immunizations Horses participating in
a keuring must be current on influenza and
local vaccination requirements. Check with
keuring hosts for specifics.
Shoes
• Riding and Gelders horses: Foals, year-
lings and two-year old fillies and geld-
ings may not wear shoes. two-year old
colts and horses three years and older
may wear shoes. Shoes may be a maxi-
mum thickness of 8mm. Specialty shoes
(e. g. studded for jumping) are not
allowed. Corrective shoes or pads are
not allowed.
• Harness horses: Harness horses two
and older may wear shoes with a maxi-
mum thickness of 12mm and a maxi-
mum width of 25mm. Again, corrective
shoes or pads are not allowed.
Horse attire
In-hand: riding type foals and yearlings are
presented in a brown or black show hal-
ters; Harness in white and gelders in either
color depending on whether they are pre-
sented as a riding or Harness type. A rope
or leather lead should be used. the use of
chains is strongly discouraged.
riding type horses two and older are pre-
sented in a brown or black snaffle bridle,
Harness in white and gelders in either
color depending on whether they are pre-
sented as a riding or Harness type. riding
reins may be used with a bridle.
Leg protectors are not allowed during the
in-hand presentation. During free move-
ment and free jumping foreleg tendon pro-
tectors may be worn. Wraps, bell boots
and leg protection on hindlegs are not
allowed at any time. the jury reserves the
right to request removal of any type of leg
or foot protection.
Keuring Information - Page 6
general InformatIon
Under-Saddle: english saddle and a snaffle
bridle – simple, smooth-mouthed snaffle,
with not more than two joints; metal or
rubber. Flash, figure eight or dropped nose-
bands are allowed. Martingales, auxiliary
reins or other gadgets are not allowed.
Boots on forelegs are allowed. Wraps, bell
boots and leg protection on hindlegs are
not allowed. the jury reserves the right to
request removal of any type of leg or foot
protection.
Artificial means no artificial means of
enhancing conformation or movement are
allowed. the use of an artificial hair piece
in the tail or mane is acceptable.
Clipping Foals Sometimes foals have
not lost all their foal coat by keuring time.
Body clipping is not recommended. Clip-
ping the whiskers around the nose is also
discouraged. the foal’s mane should be
braided.
Drugs no drugs of any type are allowed.
All horses are subject to drug testing at the
discretion of the jury. All stallions present-
ed for approval will be drug tested at
owner’s expense!
Safety the jury has the right to remove
or eliminate any horse that they feel may
contribute to an unsafe situation.
Injury/Veterinary Disclosure A
mare whose movement is irregular
because of an injury may be presented and
entered into the studbook. However, a vet-
erinarian’s statement that the irregularity
is due to an injury and not a hereditary
condition must be submitted. the mare
must be able to walk and trot. She will be
judged in-hand but cannot participate in
free- movement or jumping.
All corrective or cosmetic treatments must
be disclosed in writing.
Handlers/Riders
Handlers Horses are accompanied into
the ring by one handler and not more than
one assistant. During free movement or
free jumping only the handler is allowed in
the ‘cage’ or arena and should stand in the
island not occupied by the jury.
Foals and mares should each have their
own handler. owners with more than one
horse in a class must have sufficient peo-
ple present to accompany all horses into
the ring for the walk-around and ribbon
presentation.
Handler Attire Anyone entering the
ring must wear white: white trousers,
white shirt and white running shoes.
Amish handlers may wear blue instead.
The jury may excuse a horse if the han-
dler/assistant are not correctly dressed.
Rider attire riders must wear light
breeches, a dark riding coat, a white shirt
and tie, boots and a safety helmet. in case
of excessive heat, a polo shirt may be sub-
stituted for shirt and coat with permission
of the jury.
Cell Phones/Smoking the use of cell
phones or smoking in the arena or cage is
prohibited.
Handlers and Riders
In-hand: one handler and one assistant
are allowed.
Free movement/jumping: A handler
only is allowed.
Whites (or blues): Handlers and assis-
tants entering the ring must wear prop-
er attire.
riders must wear a safety helmet.
Keuring Information - Page 7
Whips and other aids A plain whip
(nothing tied to the end) and the use of a
small box rattler are the only aids allowed.
if the jury feels that horse is negatively
affected, the handler may be requested to
go around again without the aids.
IBOP Performance Test
the more insight into the functional value
of horses, the better breeding decisions
can be made. in Holland the functional
value of horses has been tested since 1957;
first for agriculture and after 1963, for rid-
ing. Later tests were also added to test the
functional value of the Harness and
gelders horse.
the iBoP (individueel Bruikbaarheid
onderzoek Paarden) was designed as an
indicator of aptitude for sport. Horses are
ridden by their own rider (or driver).
Horses aged 32 months or older can partic-
ipate in the iBoP. Horses are eligible per-
form one iBoP per year. once horses are
entered for an iBoP in a certain breeding
direction, they are committed to that
breeding direction for that year. they can
do an iBoP in another breeding direction in
another year.
the iBoP is open to KWPn horses regis-
tered in the KWPn Foalbook, Studbook,
register A, Auxiliary Foalbook and Auxiliary
Studbook as well as mares from an eu erk-
end studbook that are being presented for
studbook acceptance.
When signing up for an iBoP, please name
the rider for scheduling purposes.
Scoring
Scoring is on a scale of 0 to 10.
0 not executed
1 Very bad
2 Bad
3 Fairly bad
4 Clearly insufficient
5 insufficient
Register A and Horses
from Erkend Studbooks
Mares registered with an erkend Studbook
born 1994 or earlier may be presented at a
studbook inspection without any further
conditions. the original papers must be
mailed with the entry.
Horses with register A papers and mares
with papers from an erkend studbook born
1995 or later can participate in studbook
inspections but must first complete addi-
tional requirements (ProK, endoscopy
and/or performance). Mares are encour-
aged to complete these requirements prior
to the keuring inspection. if they have not,
they can still participate in the keuring but
cannot be accepted into the studbook,
earn predicates or qualify for the top Fives.
in general, horses with KWPn register B
papers, a Certificate of Pedigree or Auxil-
iary Foalbook papers are excluded from
keuring participation unless the horse is eli-
gible for studbook due to a change in reg-
istration of a parent.
register B stallions may sometimes be pre-
sented for approval if the stallion commit-
tee feels they offer something to the
breeding program that is not readily avail-
able otherwise. Horses registered with a
non-erkend studbook are generally exclud-
ed from keuring participation.
Predicates:
As of January 1, 2007, inspection and
acquisition of the star, keur and iBoP
predicates are only available within a
horse’s breeding direction. Star mares
previously accepted into the studbook
as a riding horse will receive their keur
predicate in the breeding direction of
their performance test or sport record.
Star
the star predicate (ster in Dutch) is
awarded at studbook inspection to
mares, geldings and stallions with a cor-
rect and functional conformation and a
proper manner of movement and/or
jumping. Horses must earn at least 70
points for conformation and 75 points
for movement or jumping.
Keur
A predicate for mares only. Mares must
have above average conformation and
talent for sport. standards higher than
that for star. Mares must also have
passed an iBoP (min. 75 points) or
proven themselves in sport. See individ-
ual breeding directions for sport levels.
the keur predicate overrides both the
star predicate and the iBoP predicate.
the elite predicate overrides the keur
predicate.
IBOP
A predicate awarded to KWPn regis-
tered horses that successfully perform
the riding test with a minimum of 75
points. Combined with keur eligibility,
this predicate would count toward the
keur or elite predicate.
the keur or elite predicates override the
iBoP predicate.
6 Sufficient
7 More than sufficient
8 good
9 Very good
10 excellent
generally foals have not lost all of their foal
coat. the jury only examines the quality of
the foal and not the coat. Body clipping is
not recommended. Clipping the whiskers
around the nose and eyes is also discour-
aged. Clipping the pastern cavities is func-
tional, because enables the jury to better
judge the position of the pastern. the foal’s
mane should be braided.
Preferably foals are not weaned and they
are presented at the side of their dam. For
the individual presentation the mare and
foal enter the arena together, each with
their own handler.
First, mare and foal are stood up next to
each other in front of the jury, with the foal
closest to the jury. Second, the foal will be
turned loose to follow the mare and her
handler around the ring. third, the foal will
be caught and stood up in front of the jury,
this time facing the other direction.
Weaned foals are be shown in-hand only.
When all the foals in a particular category
have been evaluated, the jury will decide
the final scores, announce the ringing
order and provide commentary for the
owner and the public.
the foal’s bridle number must be visible to
the jury at all times. embryo transfer foals
should be marked as such on the entry
form. if not known the combination might
look strange to the jury.
Yearlings
Yearlings are shown in-hand. Fillies, colts
and geldings are in the same class accord-
ing to breeding direction.
Two-Year-Olds
two-year-old colts, fillies and geldings in
the premium grading class are shown in-
hand as the yearlings above.
two-year-old colts entered in the “Advice
Keuring” are presented separately from
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cyoung horse classes
other two year olds. Colts are evaluated as
stallion prospects with a pedigree evalua-
tion and linear scoring, including free
movement or jumping. the pedigree
approval must be completed in March,
prior to entry in this class.
See Stallion Approvals for more details.
Note: Colts that have not completed their
pedigree approval cannot enter the advice
keuring, but may be premium graded with
the other two-year olds.
All rP horses participating in the studbook
inspections are evaluated on conformation
and free- movement or jumping talent.
Harness type horses are evaluated on con-
formation and in-hand movement. the lin-
ear score sheet is used to evaluate both the
horse as a whole and its individual traits.
this process yields a detailed description of
a horse’s traits relative to the KWPn popu-
lation as well as an overall score for the pri-
mary traits of conformation, movement
and jumping.
For horses presented for studbook, the star
inspection is part of the class. For rP type
mares, the keur eligibility inspection is also
part of the class.
Foals, yearlings and two-
year olds
All young horses are evaluated individually
within their breeding direction. First they
are individually stood up in front of the
jury. Second, they will first walk and then
trot in a clockwise direction around the
arena. third, they will again be stood up in
front of the jury, facing the other direction.
After all horses in a class are evaluated indi-
vidually, they all come back as a group in
their order of go for a final walk- around.
the jury will then place horses, present
premiums and give commentary.
there are no scoresheets filled out for foals,
yearlings and two-year old fillies and geld-
ings. owners of two-year old stallions in the
advice keuring will receive a written report
of recommendation.
Foals
A completed birth declaration must be on
file with the KWPn-nA office prior to
entering the foal in the keuring. Parentage
verification must be completed prior to the
start of keuring.
it is important for foals to be well prepared
for the inspection. Foals should be familiar
with the halter, be able to walk properly on
a lead and be caught.
Young Horse Premiums
1st Premium: exceeds breed standard.
indicator of highest quality. (is equal to
star status in the studbook inspection.)
2nd Premium: Meets breed standard.
Some faults or lack of quality in type,
conformation, and/or movement. (is
equal to studbook status in the stud-
book inspection.)
Elimination: Horses may be eliminated
or excused if their conformation or
movement precludes them from a first
or second premium.
Conversion Table
Approximate Distances
1 inch = 2.54 cm
70 cm 2'3"
75 cm 2'6"
85 cm 2'9"
90 cm 3'0"
100 cm 3'3"
110 cm 3'6"
115 cm 3'9"
120 cm 3"11"
130 cm 4'3"
135 cm 4'5"
140 cm 4'7"
150 cm 4'11"
6.0 m 19'3"
6.4 m 21’
6.6 m 21'8"
7.10 m 23'4"
7.65 m 25
13.4 m 44’
15.0 m 50’
20.0 m 65'6"
21.0 m 69’
40.0 m 131'
60.0 m 197
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Studbook Inspection and
Linear Scoring
Linear scoring provides owners with infor-
mation about conformation and function-
ality and can be useful in making breeding
selections. it is done mostly during the
Presentation on the hard Surface.
Scoring Traits the linear score sheet lists a
series of conformation, movement and
jumping traits. Descriptive terms, repre-
senting the extremes of each trait (for
example, long and short; uphill and down-
hill) appear by each trait evaluated. the
descriptive terms are separated by nine
check-boxes representing degrees
between the two extremes.the center
three boxes represent a trait as it appears
in the average horse population. the three
boxes to the left of the center (for example,
uphill) and the three to the right of the cen-
ter (for example, downhill) represent a trait
that is clearly evident in the horse, depend-
ing where along the continuum the box is
checked. inspectors must check one of the
nine boxes to indicate the degree to which
the specific trait is evident in the horse.
Additional boxes may be checked if a horse
demonstrates a fault or abnormality, or if a
comment is required for a specific trait.
Overall Scores
After inspectors have marked the horse's
traits on the linear score sheet, they can
determine overall scores. Based on the
traits observed, scores are awarded for the
primary traits of conformation, movement
and jumping. the scale used for this pur-
pose ranges from 40 to 100 points, marked
in five-point increments.
Dressage horses are scored on conforma-
tion and movement. the score for move-
ment is the average of scores for the walk,
trot, canter, and self carriage.
Jumping and hunter horses are scored on
conformation, movement and jumping.
the score for jumping is the average of
scores for the canter, reflexes, technique,
and scope.
Scores for the walk and the trot do not
count toward the jumping score but must
average at least 50 points for a horse to be
accepted in the studbook and at least 60
for the star predicate.
Harness horses are scored on conforma-
tion and movement. the score for move-
ment has two components: a total score
and individual scores for the walk, trot,
canter, and carriage.
cstudbooK InsPectIon
Predicates (continued)
(not earned at a keuring and not specific
to a particular breeding direction.)
PROK:
ProK stands for Project röntgenologisch
onderzoek KWPn. the breeding purpose
of the KWPn states among other things
that it wants to breed healthy horses. the
ProK predicate is awarded to horses that
comply with the radiographic conditions
of the studbook. For the breeder this
entails that the horse has good bone
quality and – if a mare – is therefore able
to pass on a good basis to her offspring.
Elite:
the elite predicate is for keur mares that
also earn the ProK predicate (above).
this is the highest predicate a mare can
obtain in the area of conformation and
health. An elite mare is a sound mare
with above average conformation and tal-
ent for sport.
Preferent:
A preferent mare is one that produced at
least three offspring that have earned the
star, keur or elite predicate at an inspec-
tion; or a son that was selected for the
second round of the KWPn Stallion Show
(or better); or a son approved with a
KWPn erkend studbook.
Sport:
A predicate awarded to KWPn registered
mares on the basis of their own perform-
ance in sport at uSeF, uSDF or uSeA rec-
ognized shows. owners can request this
predicate by mailing in the horse’s regis-
tration paper along with official proof of
sport results required for the predicate.
After confirmation of results, new papers
and a certificate will be mailed to the
owner.
* Dressage tests 2003 and later only.
Sample Linear Scoring
1) walk the horse away from and then back
toward them in a straight line for approxi-
mately 20-30 meters, and 2) trot the horse
away from and back toward them in an
unhurried tempo over at least a 30-meter
distance, so they can evaluate leg confor-
mation and movement
Finally, you will again stand your horse up
in front of the jury, this time facing the
other direction. this procedure allows the
judges to evaluate both sides without dis-
turbing the horses by walking around them.
C) Free Movement/Jumping
For this phase, the horse goes to the indoor
arena or cage to show off its movement.
Jumpers and hunters will also show their
jumping ability. (At this time, horses may
wear protective boots on the forelegs.)
After entering the arena, horses should be
walked around the perimeter to let them
acclimate to the unfamiliar surroundings.
the judges will signal when the horse
should be let loose, tracking to the right.
When the jury has seen sufficient move-
ment, the horse will be caught and walked
around the ring and will then stand in front
of the jury. the jury will comment on the
horse, after which it will leave the ring.
Dressage: the jury will evaluate the walk,
trot and canter in both directions.
Jumper and Hunter: First, the jury will
evaluate the trot and canter, in both direc-
tions. next, the jury will evaluate the horse
as it is directed through a line of three
jumps. All jumps are flanked by rails so
horses can’t jump out.
the first jump is a vertical placed six meters
from the short side of the ring, with a trot-
ting pole before it.
the second jump is another vertical and
placed 6.60 meters after the first.
the third jump is placed 7.10 - 7.65 meters
after the second. it is initially a vertical and
later expanded into an oxer, the height of
which depends on the age of the horse.
Harness horses are not shown free.
Walk Around After all horses in a group
have completed their individual presenta-
tions they will come back as a group for a
final walk around, placing, presentation of
ribbons and commentary from the jury.
rP and gP ster mares will return to have
their conformation evaluated for keur.
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studbooK cInsPectIon
Studbook Inspection in Parts
the basic studbook inspection consists of
four elements:
A) Measuring, markings and defects each
horse is individually measured, has its
markings checked and is checked for
genetic defects.
B) Hard Surface each horse is individually
presented in-hand on the hard surface as
follows:
1) stood up with left side facing the jury,
2) walked away and back in a straight line,
3) trotted away and back in a straight line,
4) stood up with right side facing the jury.
C) Free Movement/Jumping each horse is
individually presented in free movement;
including walk, trot and canter. Jumping
horses will also go through the jump chute
where jumping characteristics are then
evaluated.
D) Walk Around Horses come back as a
group for a walk around, presentation of
ribbons and commentary from the jury.
riding type horses go in groups of up to
eight horses. groups will stay together and
in order throughout the procedure.
A) Measuring, Markings, and
Defects
First, the jury compares the horse’s mark-
ings to those on the registration papers
and amend descriptions if necessary. the
mouth and feet are checked for defects.
next horses are measured to make sure
they meet the minimum height require-
ments (see page 4).
B) Hard Surface
When the ring steward signals your turn in
the ring, bring your horse in and line up in
front of the jury. the horse should stand
with the weight evenly distributed over all
four feet, and all four legs must be visible
to the judges. next, the jury will ask you to
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Jump Chute
Free Movement Arena
(Keep in mind that each location
will look different.)
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Scoresheets and Branding
Scoresheets provide owners with an
overview of their horse's quality and are
handed out after the classes are over. eli-
gible horses may be branded if so desired.
Subsequent Inspections
Re-evaluation for Star: A horse that was
accepted into the studbook but did not
earn the ster predicate, may be represent-
ed for star if the owner feels that 1) the
horse has changed in such a manner to
make star possible in the same breeding
direction or 2) the horse will do better in
another breeding direction. if switching
breeding directions, the horse must first
pass an iBoP in the new breeding direc-
tion.
Star Eligible: if a horse receives 70 points
for conformation, but not the required 75
points for movement or jumping, the
owner has the option to bring the horse
back for an iBoP in that same breeding
direction. if the horse passes the iBoP it
will be awarded the star predicate.
Mares may be presented for keur confor-
mation at the same or a later keuring,
HoWeVer, they must pass the iBoP
before the conformation class.
Keur Conformation: if a mare is not keur
eligible at her studbook inspection, she
may have her conformation re-evaluated
in a subsequent year. they will join the
other ster mares at that keuring.
the jury evaluates what they see in front
of them and results are not directly relat-
able to the linear scores. Keur eligible
mares must complete the predicate by
passing an iBoP or having sufficient scores
in sport.
Crown:
A KWPn-nA performance predicate awarded to stallions, mares and geldings compet-
ing at Fei levels. to be considered, horses must be within the 200 top-ranked dressage
horses or 400 top-ranked jumping horses in the year’s final WBFSH/Fei rankings.
Prestatie:
the Prestatie predicate indicates the power with which a mare passes on a talent for
sport. it means that her offspring perform well in sport. For this predicate, a mare must
have a maximum of three offspring that together have a minimum of five points in sport
according to the below chart.the predicate may also be awarded posthumously.
Performance in two disciplines by a single offspring both count toward the prestatie
predicate according to the point system. in the case of multiple performances in the
same discipline, only the higher one will count
Sport Performance Points
• Completed stallion performance test¹ 1
• Completed stallion performance test and is approved¹ 2
• iBoP earning the minimum points for prestatie² 1
• Dressage* competition at Z1+1 (one point at L3t1 or higher)³ 1
• Dressage* competition at Z2+1 (one point at L3t2 or higher) ³ 2
• Dressage* competition at grand Prix 3
• Jumping competition M+5 (5 points at Level 5 or higher) ³ 1
• Jumping competition Z+1 (1 point at Level 5 or higher) ³ 2
• Jumping competition at grand Prix 3
• Combined training M+5 (5 points at training Level or higher) ³ 1
• Combined training Z+1 (1 point at Preliminary Level or higher) ³ 2
• Combined Driving at international level, participating in all components 1
¹ Performance test – A son that has totally completed the 1996 or later KWPn Per-
formance test in Holland or in north America.
² IBOP requirements for Prestatie predicate – each offspring that meets one of the
following criteria can earn 1 point.
• thru 1994 90 points, gaits average of 9
90 points, jumping 9, min. gaits average of 6
•1995–2005: 45 points for jumping
45 points for dressage, basic gaits minimum of 7
85 points overall, basic gaits minimum of 6
•2006 and later: 80 points
³ Sport
• Z1 dressage = L3t1; Z2 dressage = L3t2
• M jumping (1.20m) = (3’11”) Jumper: Level 5 or Hunter: Second year green
• Z jumping ((1.30m) = (4’3”) Jumper Level 6 or Hunter: regular Working Hunter
• M cross country (1.20m) = training level (3’11”)
• Z cross country (1.30m) = Preliminary level (4’3”)
* Dressage tests 2003 and later only.
5. Position of neck (vertical–horizontal) the
angle that the neck makes with the horizontal
when the horse stands naturally. Dressage
horses need a more vertical position of the
neck for easy self-carriage and uphill balance.
Jumpers need a more horizontal position of
the neck in order to collect themselves just
before and during take-off.
6. Muscling of neck (heavy–poor) the meas-
ure of muscling of the neck, with emphasis on
the topline. Heavy: a topline with a slight
cresting of a neck that is thick. A rounded
topline is a matter of muscling. Poor: thin
neck, often with weak connection of topline
into withers (dip before withers).
7. Height of withers (high–flat) the height of
the wither measured as the distance between
the horizontal through the highest point of the
wither and the horizontal through the lowest
point of the wither. the height of the wither is
important for a good saddle placement.
8. Position of the shoulder (sloping–straight)
the angle of the shoulder with the horizontal.
9. Line of the back (roached–weak) the
course of the topline from the withers to the
loins. A smooth, well-muscled topline enables
the horse to move with good use of the back.
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clInear scorIng
10. Line of the loins (roached–weak) the
course of the topline from the back to the
croup. Strong muscling is needed to stretch
the back and hindquarters during the second
phase of the jump.
11. Shape of croup (sloping–flat) the angle
made by a line drawn between the point of
the hip and the point of the buttock. too
much slope is bad for the flexibility of the
pelvis, which is needed for collection, especial-
ly in piaffe and passage.
12. Length of croup (long–short) the length,
measured from the point of the hip to the
point of the buttock. the length is important
for proportional conformation: the forehand,
middle and hindquarters should form equal
sections.
13. Stance of forelegs (over at the knee–back
at the knee) the angle made by lines drawn
through the forearm and cannon, as seen
from the side. the stance of the forelegs
should be straight to insure durability.
14. Stance of hindlegs (sickle
hocked–straight) the angle made by lines
drawn through the gaskin and cannon, as seen
from the side. the hock angle should be
approximately 150 degrees.
the linear scoresheet consists of an upper and
a lower beam. the lower beam contains con-
formation, movement and jumping compo-
nents divided into 28 characteristics for dres-
sage horses, 36 for jumpers and 24 for harness
horses. By filling in circles ‘a’ through ‘i’ the
jury passes on information to owners as to
whether a certain characteristic is average (e–f
range) or leans more toward one extreme or
the other.
the upper beam gives an evaluation for con-
formation and movement of the horse on a
scale from 40 to 100 points in 5 point incre-
ments. the upper beam for movement con-
sists of the upper beam scores for walk, trot,
canter and self-carriage for dressage; canter,
reflexes, technique and scope for jumping;
and movement and overall impression for har-
ness.
Upper Beam Conformation (all)
1. Body: shape (rectangular–square) A horse
is square when the length from point of the
shoulder to the point of the buttock is equal to
the height of the withers. A horse is rectangu-
lar when the length is greater than the height.
Horses need a rectangular conformation in
order to be athletic and elastic.
2. Body: direction (uphill–downhill) the
direction of the body as compared to the hor-
izontal. A horse is harder to collect when built
on the forehand (downhill).
3. Head-neck connection (light–heavy) this
trait is actually divided in two; the length of
the poll and the throatlatch. Light: a long poll,
light throatlatch and small distance between
the top and bottom of the neck. Heavy: a
short poll, a heavy throatlatch and a larger dis-
tance between the top and bottom of the
neck. A lighter connection is desirable for
acceptance of the bit.
4. Length of neck (long–short) the length of
the axis between the halfway point of the
head-neck connection and the middle of the
front of the shoulder (in relation to the other
body measurements of the same horse).
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15. Stance of pasterns (weak–upright) the
angle made by the pasterns of the forelegs
with the horizontal. A pastern that is too short
and/or upright is more susceptible to concus-
sive injury; a pastern that is long and too
sloped (‘soft’ or ‘weak’) is more easily strained.
16. Shape of feet (wide–narrow) the relation
between the coronet band and the carrying
surface evaluated from in front of the forefeet.
note: with unequal hooves, the narrow hoof is
considered to be abnormal. the horse’s feet
should be large and symmetrical.
17. Heels (high–low) the height of the heels
of the front hooves, measured between the
ground surface and the coronary band. the
heels are responsible for a correct linear posi-
tion of foot and pastern. Heels that are broad
and moderately high are best for soundness.
18. Quality of legs (lean–blurred) the meas-
ure of leanness (lack of swelling) in the legs, as
evaluated in the hindlegs. Lean legs show
soundness and general quality.
19. Substance of legs (heavy–fine) the cir-
cumference of the leg, including the size of the
joints, in relation to the size of the horse’s
body. A horse needs well-developed bones,
joints and tendons in order to be durable.
(This trait is not scored in harness horses.)
Upper Beam – Conformation A total score for
the horse’s conformation.
Upper Beam Movement (for dres-
sage, jumping, hunter and gelders
breeding direction)
20. Walk: length of stride (long–short) the
length of the stride.
21. Walk: correctness (“toed in”–“toed out”)
this is evaluated from the front, particularly at
the walk. When the hooves turn in from the
fetlock, they are considered to be “toed-in.”
When the hooves turn out from the fetlock,
they are “toed-out.”
22. Trot: length of stride (long–short) the
length of the stride.
23. Trot: elasticity (elastic–stiff) the measure
of elasticity with which the movement flows
through the body and is absorbed by the legs.
24. Trot: impulsion (powerful–weak) the
measure in which the horse pushes off the
ground with the hindlegs.
25. Trot: balance (carrying–pushing) the
combination of body position and the meas-
ure in which the hindleg carries.
26. Canter: length of stride (long–short) the
length of the stride.
27. Canter: impulsion (powerful–weak) the
measure in which the horse pushes off the
ground with the hindlegs.
28. Canter: balance (carrying–pushing) the
combination of body position and the meas-
ure in which the hind leg carries.
Upper Beam – Movement Dressage: move-
ment consists of separate evaluations of the
walk, trot, canter and self-carriage of the
horse. The overall evaluation consists of the
average of the walk, trot, canter and self-car-
riage. Jumper and Hunter: horses will receive a
score for walk and trot but they do not count
in the overall score. Harness: an overall evalu-
ation of movement.
Jumping Characteristics
29. Take off: direction (upwards–forwards)
the measure in which the horse is able to
push the withers upward.
30. Take off: quickness (quick–slow) the time
elapsed during the last canter stride before
the jump—the time between when the
forelegs and the hindlegs hit the ground and
the moment when the horse actually leaves
the ground.
31. Technique: foreleg (bent–stretched) the
measure in which the shoulder bends, in com-
bination with the upper arm, forearm and the
cannon; ‘tuck.’
32. Technique: back (rounded–hollow) the
measure in which the neck and back follow
the arc over the jump; ‘bascule.’
33. Technique: haunches (open–fixed) the
measure in which the angles of the haunches
are able to open during the second phase of
the jump.
34. Scope (much–little) the ability of the
horse both to jump with upward power while
at the same time developing a forward direc-
tion.
35. Elasticity (supple–stiff) the measure in
which the entire jump (including the landing)
flows; the horse must be elastic through the
body.
36. Care (careful–not careful) the natural
ability of the horse to not make any errors
over a jump; the horse’s desire not to knock
down a rail.
Upper Beam – Jumping consists of separate
evaluations of the canter, reflexes, technique
and scope of the horse. The overall evaluation
for jumping is the average of the canter,
reflexes, technique and scope.
Upper Beam Movement (for har-
ness breeding direction)
19. Walk: length of stride (long–short) the
length of the stride.
20. Walk: correctness (toed in–toed out) the
walk is evaluated from the front. When the
hooves turn in from the fetlock they are con-
sidered to be toed in. When the hooves turn
out from the fetlock they are toed-out.
21. Trot: self-carriage (much–little) the com-
bination of body position and the measure in
which the hindleg carries.
22. Trot: suspension (long–short) the dura-
tion of the moment at the trot that the horse
comes off the ground with power.
23. Trot: action of the forelegs (high–low)
the measure in which the horse brings the
forearm to the horizontal.
24. Trot: use of hindleg the measure in which
the horse pushes off with the hindleg.
Upper Beam – Harness Movement The total
score for the horse’s movement.
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dressage horses
Horses are shown as described in “Stud-
book inspection” on page 10.
Exemption from free movement
A horse may be excused from free move-
ment if the horse has:
• passed a dressage iBoP or ePtM (nL
only). Movement scores consist of the
scores for gaits and ‘carriage and bal-
ance’ from the iBoP or ePtM.
• a sport predicate in dressage. there will
be no upper beam score for movement.
Keur eligible
Star mares return to the ring and 1) walk
around as a group, 2) be shown in-hand
one at a time at the walk and trot, and 3)
return as a group for results.
Keur predicate
• Mare must have keur conformation as
a dressage horse AnD
• iBoP with a minimum score of 75 or
• Minimum of 1 point at Z1 (L3t1) dres-
sage or 5 points at M (training) eventing
with no more than 10 penalty points.
Dressage IBOP
For Gelders IBOP, see page 18.
Arena size: the dressage iBoP is per-
formed in a small (20 x 40 meters) arena.
the iBoP consists two parts: an individual
dressage-test AnD a group presentation
under saddle in a group of up to three
horses. this entails showing the basic gaits
as well as a number of tempo changes.
Four-year-olds are required to do some leg-
yield, and five-year-olds and older must
show the shoulder in.
IBOP Part 1
1. A – enter working trot.
Between D and X – Walk.
Between X and g – Halt, Salute.
Proceed working trot.
2. C – track right.
3. A–C – Serpentine three equal loops
width of arena.
4. Between B and K – Change rein
working trot.
5. Between M and C – Medium walk
left lead. HXF – Free walk.
6. Between C and M – Working trot.
7. e – Circle right 20m.
e – Working canter right lead.
8. A – Circle right 20m.
9. Between K and H – Medium canter.
10. Between C and M – Working trot.
11. Between K and H – Medium trot.
12. MXK – Change rein working trot.
13. B – Circle left 20m, allowing horse
to stretch the neck.
14. C – Walk.
15. e – Working trot.
16. Between K and A – Working canter
left lead.
17. e – Circle left 20m.
18. Between F and M – Medium canter.
19. Between H and e – Working trot.
20. FXH – Change rein and extend a few
strides.
21. B – Working walk.
22. A – Down center line.
Between D and X – Halt, Salute. exit
arena in a free walk.
Part 1 – The individual test
Someone may call the test. this portion will
take about ten minutes.
Part 2 – As a group
After the individual test, horses will come
back in groups of up to three horses,
grouped by age. the jury will be inside or
next to one of the long sides of the ring. A
ringmaster will give directions to the riders
and the jury will evaluate the horses anew.
Part 2 will take about five minutes per
horse (ten minutes for two horses, fifteen
for three, etc.).
Horses are judged on their gaits: walk, trot
and canter. in addition, the horse is judged
on suppleness, posture and balance, ability
to ride, manageability and talent as a dres-
sage horse. the marks for walk, trot and
canter count double in the final decision.
Scoring: Walk (2x), trot (2x), canter (2x),
suppleness, self carriage and balance, ride-
ability/workability and talent for dressage.
Maximum score is 100 points, passing score
is 75 points.
A KWPn registered horse that earns 75
points will receive the iBoP predicate. usu-
ally the iBoP is before the studbook inspec-
tion and the iBoP will take the place of free
movement.
Height Conformation Movement
Walk • trot • Canter • Self-carriage
Studbook 158 Minimum 50 Minimum average of 50
Star 160 Minimum 70 Minimum average of 75
Test for Seven/Eight-Year Olds
Seven/Eight-year-olds will be shown in a
developing horse style test .
Scoring
• 10 points for the walk
• 20 points each for the trot and canter
• 20 points for the ability to extend and
collect
• 20 points for submission and rideability
• 10 points for self-carriage and suppleness
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dg bar ccuP
The DG Bar Cup is sponsored by Dg Bar
ranch and is a competition for three-, four,
five/six and seven/eight year old horses.
gaits, rideability, balance, rhythm, supple-
ness and the ability to collect and extend
are some of the factors that are considered
as the horses perform. entrants may sign up
for either the iBoP or the Dg Bar Cup, or
for both.
there will be a minimum of two judges.
Eligibility
open to three-, four- and five/six and
seven/eight year old horses registered in
the KWPn Foalbook, Studbook, register A
and register B.
Tests for three-, four- and
five/six-year old horses:
a ringmaster will call the test. up to three
horses will be shown in the ring at the same
time. the jury will ask the riders to show
movements as outlined and evaluate the
performance of horses and riders for ten
(10) minutes.
if a horse is signed up for both the Dg Bar
Cup and Dressage iBoP, the horse will be
scored for Part 2 of the iBoP and the Dg
Bar Cup at the same time.
Horses are shown at the walk, trot and can-
ter and are asked to stand for a conforma-
tion evaluation. gaits will account for 60%
of the total score with an additional 40% for
self-carriage, suppleness, submission, abili-
ty collect and talent for dressage.
ribbons through sixth place in each age
group will be awarded at each keuring loca-
tion. After the entire keuring tour is over,
the top five horses scoring over 60% in each
age group will be mailed a Dg Bar Cup blan-
ket. Additionally cash awards ($500 to the
Champion, $250 to the reserve Champion)
will be divided between the breeder and
owner of the winning horses. overall
Champions in each age group are honored
at the awards dinner during the KWPn-nA
Annual Meeting where the Champions
receive their prize money and trophy.
Three-year-olds will be shown at the trot,
canter and walk in that order.
• Canter on a 20 meter circle.
• Conformation evaluation – do not dis-
mount.
Four-year-olds will be shown at trot, canter
and walk in that order.
• trot: 20m circle in both directions. Leg
yield both directions.
• Canter: 20m circle. Medium canter on
the long side.
• Walk: lengthening of the walk, stretch-
ing of the neck.
• Conformation evaluation – do not dis-
mount.
Five/Six-year-olds will be shown at trot,
canter and walk in that order.
• Shoulder in, two times in each direction
for at least 20 meters.
• 12-15 meter circle with stretching of the
neck.
• Special emphasis is given to transitions
and a little more collection is expected.
Scoring
• 20 points per gait (walk, trot and canter).
• 10 points for self carriage.
• 10 points for Suppleness .
• 10 points for submission.
• 10 points for talent.
7/8-Yr Old Horse Test
1. A enter collected trot X halt salute
2. Proceed collected trot C track right
3. M X K change reine medium trot
4. F to M shoulder in left
5. HXF half pass left
6. K to H medium trot
7. M to F shoulder in right
8. K X M half pass right
9. C medium walk
10. H to X extended walk
from X to F collected walk
11. A collected canter right lead
12. K to H medium canter
13. M to e between centerline and e fly-
ing change
14. F to e between centerline and
e flying change
15. Between M and B very collected
canter, B quarter pirouette
16. e track right
17. C down centerline g to e half pass
right, between e and K flying change
18. Between F and B very collected can-
ter, B quarter pirouette left
19. e track left
20. F to M extended canter
21. C down centerline
22. g to B half pass left
23. Between B and F flying change of le
24. A down center line X halt salute
Free jumping
Free jumping is done in a fenced arena or
in a cage within an arena. First judges eval-
uate the trot and the canter in both direc-
tions. Second the horse is directed through
a line with three jumps built along a long
side. the last jump is adjustable for dis-
tance. Poles must be a minimum of three
meters in length. Jumps must have safety
cups.
only the jury has the right to move or
change the jump height and distance.
• 1st jump – cross bar; H 70-80cm
• 2nd jump – vertical; H 80-100cm
• 3rd jump – oxer; H 80-90, 95-100cm
the third jump is initially set up as a verti-
cal and later expanded into an oxer, the
height of which depends on the age of the
horse in the ring. the maximum height of
the oxer for three year olds is 1.20m with
a maximum width of 1.00m.
Horses are asked to jump the arrangement
several times.
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jumPer/hunter horses
Keur eligible
After the studbook inspection all star
mares return to the ring and will 1) walk
around the ring as a group, 2) be shown in-
hand one at a time at the walk and trot,
and 3) return as a group for results and
commentary.
Keur
• Mare must have keur conformation as a
jumper or hunter AnD
• Minimum iBoP score of 75 or
• Minimum of 5 points at M level jump-
ing (Level 5, 1.20m or 4'), 5 points at
Second Year green Hunter or 5 points at
M Level eventing (training).
Jumper/Hunter IBOP
Jumper and Hunter horses jump the same
course but are judged according to type.
Arena size: 20 x 40 meters for warm-up
and free jumping. 20 x 60 meters for jump-
ing under saddle and showing of gaits.
one to three horses of the same age will
be in the ring at one time. Horses will take
turns jumping one line at a time as desig-
nated by the jury.
On the flat:
Horses will 1) enter at the trot and show
the trot over ground poles in both direc-
tions, including a change of direction, and
a few steps of extended trot; 2) show the
canter in both directions with changes in
tempo; 3) show the working walk and free
walk after jumping under saddle.
Jumping – At the trot:
• trotting pole and X (vertical) 2x.
• Line of trot pole, X (vertical), oxer with
one canter stride, oxer with three can-
ter strides.
Horses are shown as described in “Stud-
book inspection” on page 10.
Free Jumping Required
Free jumping is required for all horses
shown in the jumper and hunter breeding
directions. nursing mares are allowed to
participate as long as the foal is not present
in the arena (safely). Horses not free jump-
ing may be accepted into the studbook
based on conformation and movement, but
cannot receive a predicate. if the score is
sufficient for star and the horse later passes
a jumping iBoP or has sufficient jumping
sport results, they can receive further pred-
icates.
Exemption from free jumping
A horse may be exempt from free jumping
• if it passed a jumping iBoP or ePtM (nL
only). Jumping will consist of the individ-
ual scores for canter, reflexes, technique
and scope from the iBoP or ePtM.
• if it as a sport predicate in jumping,
eventing (jumping) or hunters. there will
be no upper beam score for jumping.
Height Conformation Jumping Gaits Jumping
Canter • reflexes • technique • Scope
Studbook 158 Minimum 50 Minimum average 50 Minimum average of 50
Star 160 Minimum 70 Minimum average 60 Minimum average of 75
Jumping equipment requirements
Flash, figure eight or dropped nosebands
are allowed. Wraps, bell boots and leg
protection on hindlegs are not.
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Jumping – At the canter:
• single X (vertical), height depends on age.
• single oxer (rising).
Free Jumping – is required for three and
four year olds after jumping under saddle.
Horses that are also in a studbook inspec-
tion will jump free only one time, after the
iBoP or during linear scoring.
Scoring
(walk) (trot) canter, reflexes, technique,
scope and talent for jumping. the follow-
ing traits are counted in the evaluation:
canter (2x), reflexes (2x), technique (2x),
scope, attitude, rideability/ willingness and
talent for jumping.
Claybrook Farms Cup
A Free-Jumping Competition for Two,
Three, Four and Five Year Olds
Starting 2013, the CBF Cup is a free-jump-
ing competition for horses two through
five years of age sponsored by Claybrook
Farms, of ithaca, Mi. Horses are evaluated
on scope, carefulness, quickness, tech-
nique and willingness. the class is open to
both jumper and hunter horses, however
all horses will be judged the same. entrants
may sign up for the Claybrook Farms Cup
only or in combination with the studbook
inspection class. Horses that are signed up
for the studbook inspection and the CBF
Cup will be judged simultaneously for both
classes.
Prizes will be awarded at the subsequent
Annual Meeting or will be mailed at that
time. Prizes include:
• Blankets to the owners of the 1st and
2nd place horse per age group over the
entire Keuring tour.
• Prize Money to the owners of the top
two horses over the entire Keuring tour
regardless of age: 1st place: $1000 and 2nd
place: $500.
Eligibility
• two Year olds: mares, geldings and stal-
lions from all KWPn books, no conforma-
tion requirements.
• three Year olds: mares, geldings and
stallions from all KWPn books, no confor-
mation requirements.
• Four-Five Year olds: mares, geldings
and stallions from all KWPn books, no con-
formation requirements.
Jump Chute
Horses will jump an age-appropriate chute
of up to three jumps. the CBF Cup will use
the same jump chute used for studbook
inspection. Maximum heights are listed
below and compare to the KWPn height
requirements. Heights listed are a guide-
line, but are designed to be consistent
with both the Young Horse Championship
rules and those of the KWPn. Heights and
spreads will be carefully adapted to each
horse according to their ability and willing-
ness.
this class is designed for horses that have
had experience and/or schooling in a jump
chute. the following rules apply:
• Horses will be excused after three con-
secutive refusals.
• the first pass through the chute will
have a complete set of jumps at a low level
and be raised accordingly.
• the last pass through the chute will be
set at the heights and width appropriate
to each age group.
Fences: the chute will consist of three
fences: a crossrail, a vertical and an
ascending oxer. Standard KWPn spacing of
fences meets the criteria for the CBF Cup
and will be used. Distances might be
adjusted if necessary.
Scoring:
there will be a minimum of two judges.
Horses will be scored as follows:
• Scope 30 points
• Carefulness 20 points
• Quickness 20 points
• technique 20 points
• Willingness 10 points
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Jump Heights and Spreads
CBF Cup KWPn
2-Year olds: 3’6 height, max 3’6” spread (1.1 meters)
3-Year olds: 3’9 height, max 3’9” spread (1.2 m) 0.8-1.15 m
4/5-Year olds: 4’ to 4’3 height, max 4’ to 4’3” spread (1.2-1.3 m) 0.9-1.25 m
Freejumping and Claybrook Farms Jump Chute
Under Saddle Test
Horses performing the under-saddle test
are judged on gaits: walk, trot and canter.
in addition, the horse is judged on reflexes,
technique and scope during jumping. the
scores for dressage and jumping talent
count double in the final score. the total
possible score is 100 points and the horse
needs 70 points to pass.
note: Stallions for approval must be shown
both under saddle and in harness.
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gelders horses
When evaluating gelders mares, confor-
mation, movement and jumping are evalu-
ated, with versatility a high priority. A
gelders horse must work as easily in har-
ness as under saddle. Besides that they
must have a reliable and uncomplicated
character.
A) Hard Surface each horse is individually
presented in-hand on the hard surface as
follows:
1) stood up with left side facing the jury,
2) walked away and back in a straight line,
3) trotted away and back in a straight line,
4) stood up with right side facing the jury.
B) Free Movement and Free Jumping
each horse is individually presented in free
movement/jumping and will be evaluated
on the walk, trot and canter. Free jumping
is optional for mares and geldings.
note: Stallions for approval must freejump.
C) Walk Around Horses come back as a
group for a walk around, presentation of
ribbons and commentary from the jury.
IBOP Performance Tests
owners of gelders mares and geldings
have the option to show their horse in the
iBoP either under saddle or in-harness. if
the under-saddle option is chosen, the
horse must do both a dressage test and
jump over a number of obstacles. Jumping
is evaluated both under saddle and during
free jumping.
if the horse is presented for an in-harness
test, then both the driving test and the skill
test is required. the skill test consists of a
track with ten obligatory passages, nine of
which are cones and one consisting of an
obstacle.
Gelders Dressage Test
1. A F B M – enter working trot
2. C – Serpentine with three loops
3. F X H – Change rein with a few strides at medium trot
4. H – transition to working trot
5. M F – Zig zag 5 meters
6. e – turn and cross arena to B
7. B – Left lead
8. Between M and C – Pick up the canter on the left lead
9. e B e – 20m circle with a few strides in a medium canter
10. Between K and A – transition to working trot
11. F M – Zig zag 5 meters
12. e – turn and cross arena to B
13. B – right lead
14. K X M – Change rein with a few strides of medium trot
15. M – Working trot
16. e F – Change rein
17. Between F and A – Working canter on right lead
18. e B e – 20m circle with a few strides in a medium canter
19. Between C and M – transition to working trot 20m circle with stretching of the
neck
20. Between A and K – Collect the reins
21. Between K and e – transition to working walk
22. e B – Half a 20m circle at a medium walk
23. B – Working walk
24. A – turn Halt between D and X, salute Leave arena
Some parts may be repeated upon request of the jury.
Height Conformation Walk/Trot Movement or Jumping
Studbook 158 Minimum 50 Minimum Movement of 50
Star 160 Minimum 70 Minimum ave/ 60 Min. Movement or Jumping of 70
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Gelders Jumping Test
includes both jumping under saddle and
free. the height for three- and four-year
old horses is 80cm and may be raised to
115cm upon request of jury or rider. the
height for horses five and older is 90cm
and may be raised to 125cm upon request
of jury or rider. Free jumping will be after
the riding test or at the end of the day.
Height for three-, and four-year olds is
80cm and may be raised to 115cm. Height
for horses five and older is 90cm and may
be raised to 125cm.
Gelders Driving Test
if the driving test is chosen, the horse is
judged on walk, trot, canter, self-carriage,
willingness maneuverability and talent for
harness work. the scores for walk, trot and
talent are doubled. the total possible score
is 100 points with 75 needed to pass.
Both a regular driving test and a skill test
are required. the skill test consists of a
course with ten obligatory passages, nine
of which are cones and one that is an
obstacle.
Gelders Driving Test
the horse enters the ring tacked up and is then harnessed at X
After harnessing
1. A B – enter working trot on left lead.
2. e B e – 20m circle
3. Between K and A – transition to working walk
4. B – halt and stand for five seconds, after which continue at working walk
5. M – transition to working trot
6. F X H – change lead at a medium trot
7. H – transition to working trot
8. M X F – broken line
9. e B e – 20m circle, between B and e transition to working walk
10. Between H and C – change to working trot
11. K X M – change lead in medium trot
12. M – transition to working trot
13. H X K – broken line
14. A – Serpentine with two loops
15. Between C and M – transition to working walk
16. M X K – change lead in working walk
17. A – down center line
18. Between X and g – Halt, salute
Continue down center line in a working walk
19. C – turn right
20. A – leave arena
Gelders Skill Test
this test consists of a course with ten required passages. these must be done in
order, 1 through 10. nine of the passages are cones. one, the ‘sheepfold’, is built of
poles.
After obstacle 4 the horse must canter one time around in a working canter on the
right lead. next transition to the trot and continue the course with obstacles 5
through 7, after which the horse again canters around the ring in a working canter,
this time on the left lead. next obstacle 8 at the trot and obstacles 9 and 10 at the
walk. obstacle 9 is the ‘sheepfold’.
there is no time limit. the course is decorated with flowers/shrubbery.
Driving IBOP
Driving arena: Minimum 20 x 40 meters
Equipment:
• Collar or harness.
• normal size crupper.
• Shoes may be a maximum of 12mm in
thickness, 25mm in width, and must be
normally balanced.
• Four-wheel carriage (preferably a show
cart).
• the use of aids, like double shoes, tail
elevator, check reins and ginger is for-
bidden.
First, horses will individually complete the
dressage test. this requires showing the
basic gaits and a number of tempo
changes. the walk, trot, agility and obedi-
ence are evaluated.
if the average score in the dressage test is
6 or more, horses will come back to the
arena in pairs for the show test.
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harness horses
in the show test, the following features are
judged: front, posture, moment of suspen-
sion, action of the front leg, use of the hind
leg, willingness to walk and the overall pic-
ture as a harness horse.
Horses can earn a maximum of 100 points,
with 75 points needed for a passing score.
1. Individual Dressage test
the individual driving test will be evaluat-
ed on the following:
a. Walk: scope and suppleness.
b. Trot: square, scope, suppleness and self-
carriage.
c. Maneuverability: correct posture during
turns.
d. Obedience: positive reaction to the aids
and being able to stand still.
results of the individual dressage test
serve as a qualifier for the Show test and
must have a minimum average of six (6)
points.
the upper beam score for Harness horses
consists of scores for conformation, move-
ment and general impression. the score
for movement has two components: a
total score and individual scores for the
walk and trot. the scoring scale used for
this purpose ranges from 40 to 100 points,
marked in five-point increments.
the lower beam score will consist of 26
conformation and movement characteris-
tics.
Studbook and star
Horses are shown in-hand on a hard sur-
face and then on the oval in the grass or
sand. Horses are divided into groups of up
to eight horses.
A) Hard Surface Horses are presented indi-
vidually in-hand on the hard surface.
1) stood up with left side facing the jury,
2) walked away and back in a straight line,
3) trotted away and back in a straight line,
4) stood up with right side facing the jury.
B) Movement After the evaluation on
hard ground, horses are presented individ-
ually in-hand on the oval on grass or sand.
C) Walk Around All horses will come back
as a group for a walk around in the ring,
presentation of premiums and comments
on the horses from the jury.
Keur eligibility
• Harness mares are eligible for keur with
a star predicate. there is no separate
inspection for keur conformation.
Keur predicate
• Mares must have a star predicate.
• iBoP: minimum of 75 points total, or
• Performance: minimum of 25 points at
singles competition in one season, or 50
points over three seasons.
Height Conformation Movement
Studbook 158 Minimum 50 Minimum of 50 for movement
Star 160 Minimum 68 Minimum 140 points overall
K E H
A D X G C
F B M
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2. The Show test
this is a freestyle with one or two horses
in the ring at one time. Horses will enter
the arena and halt on the center line
between A and C, horses will be inspected
by the jury, proceed on the right track and
go two times around, change rein, go
around two times on the left track and line
up on the center line.
Standshow
go around the arena one time and only be
evaluated on the long sides; ask for collec-
tion on both long sides and stand up again
on the center line. Both horses will pro-
ceed on the right track and leave the
arena.
Judging the show test
a. Self-Carriage (x 2)
use of the head and neck, climbing in
the forehand and sitting in the
hindquarter, coming back in the front,
relaxation in the topline, posture.
b. Suspension (x 2)
(the moment that all four feet are off
the ground.)
An extended foreleg, engagement of
the hindleg, moving with balance with-
out having to develop speed.
c. Use of the foreleg (x 2)
Action and scope.
d. Use of the hindleg (x 2)
powerful engagement of the hindleg
and flexion of the hock.
e. Enthusiasm
Showing happiness, eagerness and
being forward. Moving of the ears and
tail.
f. Overall picture of a harness horse
the above parts a through f will be award-
ed with a score from 0 to 10 points; parts
a through d will be multiplied by two.
Individual Dressage Test
1. Between A and K – enter working trot on right lead.
2. A – go down center line.
X – Halt, Salute.
3. X-C – Proceed working walk.
4. C – track right and trot. go completely around one time.
5. Between M and F – More action.
Between K and H – More action
6. Between M and B – transition to working walk.
7. Between B and F – Working trot.
8. A – go down center line.
X – Halt Proceed working walk.
9. g – Half circle to the left.
10. X – Halt. Proceed at walk.
11. A – track left and trot. go one time around.
12. A – Large figure eight using entire arena.
13. Between F and M – More action.
Between H and K – More action.
14. C – Working walk.
A – go down center line.
X – Halt, Salute. Proceed working walk.
15. C – track right.
16. M – Change direction.
Between A and F – Leave arena.
Pre-requisites
KWPn Foalbook or register A stallions and
those registered with an erkend studbook
are eligible to be presented for studbook
approval within their breeding direction.
other stallions that fit within a particular
breeding direction are also eligible (e.g.,
thoroughbred and Hackney).
Pedigree Approval Stallions two-
and-older must complete the pedigree
approval in March or they cannot enter the
advice keuring or be presented for
approval. the stallion committee will give
a written opinion about the pedigree; the
owner is responsible for what is done with
the advice.
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cstallIon aPProval Procedures
Change in Breeding Direction
A breeding direction may be changed in
consultation with the stallion committee
or upon presentation of a sport record.
Physical Examination if a stallion is
presented for an Advice Keuring at age two
or older, the general Physical and Sound-
ness evaluation must be completed by a
veterinarian and mailed to the KWPn-nA
office with the keuring entry.
if a stallion is presented for approval, the
general Physical and Soundness evaluation
of the eyes, mouth, heart and reproductive
system must be completed and mailed to
the KWPn-nA office with the veterinary
requirements.
(www.kwpn-na.org/display/files/Stallion-
generalVeterinaryexam.pdf)
Proof of Identification owners
must be in possession and present the
original registration papers showing name,
birth date, color and markings, chip num-
ber (if chipped), and a four generation
pedigree.
DNA Parentage must be proven and
DnA must be on file with the KWPn-nA
prior to the keuring presentation.
Competition Requirements for Stallions Five and Older
the following is intended as a guideline only. (Level equivalencies are close but not exact.)
Dressage Levels
Age Dutch USA
4 year olds L L1
5 year olds M L2
6 year olds Z L3
6/7 year olds ZZ light L4
7/8 year olds ZZ heavy Prix St. georges
9 and older grand Prix grand Prix
Jumper and Hunter Levels
Age Dutch USA Jumpers USA Hunters
4 year olds B/L Level 2/3; jumps to 1.10 m (3'6") Pre green/First Year green
5 year olds M Level 5; jumps to 1.20 m (4'0") Second Year green
6 year olds Z Level 6; jumps to 1.30 m (4'3") regular Working Hunter
7 year olds ZZ + Level 7; jumps 1.35/1.40 m (4'6") regular Working Hunter
8 and older grand Prix grand Prix
Height Stallions must be a minimum
height of 160cm (approximately 15.3h).
the jury will measure stallions at the keur-
ing. Jury determination is binding.
Drug Testing no drugs are allowed.
Blood will be drawn from all stallion
approval candidates for testing.
Competition Requirements Stal-
lions aged four and older must be actively
participating in recognized competition as a
prerequisite for approval presentation. (See
below for requirements.)
Stallions must meet certain basic require-
ments, regardless of breeding direction.
Furthermore, they must demonstrate tal-
ent for a specific discipline, a good pedi-
gree, and correct conformation that is
both functional and attractive. KWPN
horses must be healthy and strong so that
owners can enjoy them for many years.
Finally, they must be people-friendly and
have a willing disposition with a clear
desire to perform.
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The Approval Process
there are several components to the
approval process:
1) Pedigree evaluation Stallions
must have a pedigree that, according to
the KWPn stallion committee, is of suffi-
cient interest to the breeding program.
each year a stallion two or older is present-
ed, his pedigree must be submitted for
assessment by the KWPn stallion commit-
tee with the most current data on the stal-
lion and his family that is available at that
moment. the family data should include
information on the sport performance,
conformation and relevant health criteria
of ancestors in the female line. the stallion
committee will give an opinion about the
pedigree of each stallion. if the opinion is
negative, it is still possible to present the
stallion if the owner feels his performance
is convincing enough to overcome his pedi-
gree.
the pedigree evaluation progressive, in
other words whenever new information
about the family becomes available, the
result of the pedigree evaluation can
change due to updated weighting.
the evaluation is good only for the year in
which it was done and must be redone
each year the stallion is physically present-
ed.
2) Performance evaluation Stal-
lions four and older must have shown dis-
tinctive performance appropriate for their
age that positively sets them apart from
their contemporaries according to the stal-
lion committee.
Stallions eight or older, either they or their
offspring, must have positively distin-
guished themselves from their contempo-
raries in sport.
3) Linear scoring with walk and trot
on hard surface and values for conforma-
tion and free movement or jumping
according to the breeding direction of the
stallion.
4) The I.B.O.P. Riding test Stal-
lions up to eight years old are required to
perform iBoP in their breeding direction
unless they have a grand Prix sport record.
Stallions with a documented grand Prix
record are excused from the i.B.o.P. riding
test portion of the keuring presentation.
• Riding Type Horses:
Dressage type -– Dressage iBoP
Jumper/Hunter type – Jumping iBoP
(includes free jumping for three- and
four-year olds).
• Harness type – Driving iBoP
• Gelders type – A combination of all the
above .
5) Sport/Offspring requirement
Stallions eight and older must have a suc-
cessful competition record, be a proven
sire of performance horses in his own
breeding area or country or have a mini-
mum of six offspring that can be found in
the WBFSH rankings.
6) Veterinary requirements –
Stallions must meet the radiograph and
endoscopy requirements as well as the
Physical examination described earlier.
there is a $150 fee each for reading the
endoscopy and radiograph examinations.
Veterinary requirements consist of:
• General physical evaluation.
• Endoscopic evaluation (Protocol avail-
able online) – Stallions must have a normal
and well functioning breathing apparatus.
the examination must be recorded on a
DVD per KWPn instructions, which must
be mailed to the KWPn-nA office to be for-
warded to Holland for evaluation.
• Radiograph evaluation (Protocol avail-
able online) All stallions are required to
undergo a radiographic examination con-
sisting of 22 views as specified by the
KWPn. radiographs may be taken any
time after April 1st of a stallion’s two-year-
old year. Actual films or CD must be mailed
to the KWPn-nA office and will be for-
warded to Holland for evaluation. Any sur-
geries must be disclosed.
• Semen evaluation All stallions are
required to undergo a semen and breed-
ing soundness evaluation per KWPn spec-
ifications. A semen evaluation must be
done in the year a horse is presented, irre-
gardles of any earlier evaluations. Semen
needs to be of good, sufficient or moder-
ate quality. the semen quality will be pub-
lished in the stallion’s report. Semen eval-
uations consist of two ejaculations, an
hour apart, and should be submitted on
the Society for theriogenology form to
the KWPn-nA office to be forwarded to
Holland for evaluation. the KWPn may
request annual semen evaluations on a
stallion when deemed necessary.
Acceptable Radiograph Scores:
• navicular Bone Class 0-1-2
• Sesamoids Class 0-1-2-3-4
• Pastern Arthritis Class 0-1-2-3
• Bone Spavin Class 0-1-2
• oCD hock and knee Class A-B
• oCD fetlock no selection
the standard is not met if a score is higher
than above.
Semen Classifications
Fertility Motility % Live % normal
Class Cells Cells
good >2500 >70 >70
Sufficient 2000-5000 50-70 50-70
Moderate 1000-1999 30-49 30-49
insufficient <1000 <29 <29
Harness Stallions the circumstances for
Harness stallions are somewhat unique in
north America. At this time there are no
opportunities for Harness stallions in north
America to complete their sport require-
ments either through competition or a per-
formance test. therefore Harness stallions
that are successfully presented at a keuring
and successfully complete their veterinary
requirements can not attain ‘Approved’
status but are considered to be perma-
nently ‘Licensed’. Licensed stallions can
only become Approved if the stallion com-
pletes the approval requirements in Hol-
land.
in order to maintain their Licensed status,
Harness stallions must be shown in harness
at a KWPn-nA keuring the year after being
licensed. Stallions that have competed at
the highest (honors) level of harness sport
in Holland may be excused from this in-
harness presentation requirement. only
the KWPn has the authority to excuse a
stallion from the presentation require-
ment.
Outside (or foreign) Stallions – are stal-
lions from an erkend studbook, (european
Warmblood, thoroughbred or Hackney)
and are considered to be “improvement
sires”. As such they must offer something
to the breeding program that is not readi-
ly available. this may include particular
bloodlines or an impressive international
sport record. A copy of registration papers,
a four-generation pedigree and sport/rac-
ing records must be sent to the KWPn-nA
office for pedigree approval. the informa-
tion will be forwarded to the KWPn stallion
committee in Holland for evaluation. to be
KWPn approved, outside stallions must
undergo the same inspection and veteri-
nary requirements as do KWPn stallions.
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stallIon aPProval cProcedures
Advice Keuring for
Stallions Two and Older
Stallions aged two-and-older can partici-
pate in an advice keuring. A linear score-
sheet will be filled out according to gener-
al keuring standards.
When signing up for the keuring the owner
must submit:
• All stallions: the pedigree for evaluation
along with any pertinent family informa-
tion available at the time.
• Stallions four and older: the above plus
information on the stallion’s own per-
formance.
the stallion must participate in a physical
stallion presentation including:
• An evaluation on the hard surface as
described in the ‘in-Hand Presentation
on the Hard Surface’.
• An evaluation of free movement and/or
free jumping as described in ‘Free
Movement and Free Jumping.
Advice from the Stallion Com-
mittee this keuring is to give stallion
owners advice on a possible future of the
stallion within the KWPn breeding pro-
gram only; there are no rights or implied
promises connected to the outcome of the
advice keuring.
7) Performance Testing to be
approved, stallions will have to complete a
21-Day Performance test or a 5-Day Char-
acter test (for stallions that are or have
competed at grand Prix level).
Note: No test other than the KWPN Test
will be accepted for stallion approval. The
KWPN does not accept results from any
100-Day or 30-Day Test held by any other
registry in North America.
Competition after Approval By age seven
or eight stallions should be competing at
Fourth Level Dressage, Level 7 or 8 (respec-
tively) Jumping, regular Working Hunter or
intermediate eventing.
After completion of the 21-Day test
competition is desirable but not necessary.
Approved vs. Licensed Approved stallions
have completed and met all KWPn require-
ments. Licensed stallions have successfully
completed a keuring presentation, the vet-
erinary requirements and an iBoP.
Licensed stallions must still complete a
KWPN performance test.
Names Approved or erkend KWPn stal-
lions must have a unique name. this may
mean that if a particular name is already in
use by another Approved or erkend stal-
lion, the stallion might need to be
renamed. outside Stallions will retain their
original name and registration number.
the evaluation of stallions in the context
of stallion selections and the status of
stallions in north America takes place
under the guidance of and is subject to
the directives by the KWPn Stallion Selec-
tion Committees.
the KWPn Stallion Selection Committees
may be assisted by advisers or delegate
parts of the evaluation
on very rare occasions the KWPn may
allow a register B stallion or a stallion
from a non-erkend studbook to be
inspected for approval.
this is only if the KWPn Stallion Selection
Committees feel that a particular stallion
offers something special to the breeding
program that is not otherwise available.
this is on a case-by-case basis! the same
timeline as for other stallions applies.
Second Round for
Stallions Three and Older
The Under-Saddle Presentation
• Stallions aged three through seven that
have passed the First round will be
invited to perform the iBoP according
to their breeding direction. Stallions will
be scored according to the keuring stan-
dards for iBoP characteristics where 75
is a passing score. the keuring jury will
forward all information to the KWPn
stallion committee, which will decide
which stallions will be invited to partake
in the 21-Day Performance test; or
• in general, stallions eight or older that
have passed the First round and have a
grand Prix sport record will be shown
‘freestyle’ under saddle. At the discre-
tion of the stallion committee, a stallion
with a grand Prix sport record, or a stal-
lion that has a number of offspring that
are successful in sport do not have to be
shown under saddle. the keuring jury
will forward all information to the
KWPn stallion committee, which will
decide which stallions will be invited to
partake in the 5-Day Performance test.
Equipment: riding/gelders stallions are
presented under saddle with simple,
smooth-mouthed snaffle, with a flash, fig-
ure eight or dropped nosebands with no
more than two joints (metal or rubber) and
a saddle with fitted saddle pad. Martin-
gales, auxiliary reins or other gadgets are
not allowed. tendon protection (splint
boot) is allowed on forelegs. the evalua-
tion committee has the power to make
changes to tack. the rider must wear com-
petition attire.
Harness/gelders stallions are presented in
harness with a normal size crupper, nor-
mally sized and balanced shoes in front of
a four-wheel carriage (preferably a show
carriage). See “Harness iBoP” for particu-
lars.
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“First Round” for Stallions
Three and Older
this class is open to stallions that:
• turn three during the keuring year; or
• Are four or older and have shown dis-
tinctive performance appropriate for
their age that positively sets them apart
from their age group; or
• Are eight or older, and have a positively
distinguished themselves at higher lev-
els of sport or that have offspring that
are positively distinguishing themselves
from their age group. AnD
• Have a pedigree that the stallion com-
mittee feels is of sufficient interest to be
accepted into the selection process. the
pedigree evaluation will be based on
family and expectation values available
at that moment. AnD
• Have met the radiograph and
endoscopy requirements according to
the standards in the KWPn veterinary
regulations.
the stallion must participate in a physical
stallion presentation including:
• An evaluation of the horse on the hard
surface as described in the ‘in-Hand
Presentation on the Hard Surface’ .
• An evaluation of free movement and/or
free jumping as described in ‘Free
Movement and Free Jumping.
the stallion evaluation committee will give
a score according to the keuring standards,
on a scale from 40 to 100 in five point
increments for conformation and move-
ment or jumping characteristics. if the stal-
lion receives a minimum of 70 points for
conformation and a minimum of 75 points
for free movement or free jumping he may
continue on to the Second round at that
same keuring.
Timeline for approval process
• Declaration of intent to present stal-
lions for advice keuring or approval must
be in the KWPn-nA office by March 1st.
the declaration must be accompanied by
pedigree and possible sport information
(including that of close relations) that is
as complete as possible.
• Pedigree information will be sent to the
KWPn Stallion Committee for evaluation.
• owners will be informed of the KWPn
Stallion Committee decision regarding
the pedigree by May 1. owners must
then decide to proceed with the inspec-
tion.
• the pedigree approval is good for only
one year. Physical presentation must take
place the same year pedigree is
approved.
• if proceeding, all veterinary procedures
must be completed and sent to the
KWPn-nA office by May 20th, to be for-
warded to the KWPn for evaluation.
• results of the veterinary evaluations
will be returned to KWPn-nA office by
July 1. the KWPn-nA office will relay the
information to the stallion owners.
• Stallion must be formally entered in the
Stallion Approval classes by August 1st
(regardless of keuring deadline!).
Stallions must be a minimum of five and a
maximum of eight years of age to partici-
pate in the 21-Day test. Stallions are
required to participate in the performance
test they are appointed to unless a special
dispensation is applied for and granted by
the KWPn stallion committee.
21-Day Performance Test the goal of the
21-Day test is to study and determine the
natural talent of tested stallions. testing
will occur at a completely independent
facility where stallions are completely
cared for and trained by officials appointed
by the KWPn-nA. the stallion will be
trained and ridden by riders/staff of the
facility for 21 days.
the Keuring Jury and a delegation of the
KWPn stallion committee will evaluate the
stallions during the first day of the test and
again at the end of the test. on the final
day, professional riders will test the stallion
and then advise the stallion committee of
their findings. During the test, the stall
behavior of all stallions will also be evalu-
ated. Potentially observed vices will be
recorded and reported.
After completing the 21-Day-test, the
KWPn stallion committee will decide
whether or not to approve the stallion.
Stallions that are competing or have com-
peted at grand Prix or equivalent level
must attend a 5-Day Character evaluation.
5-Day Character Evaluation the goal of the
5-Day test is to study stall behavior and any
potential vices of the stallions. testing will
occur at a completely independent facility
where officials appointed by the KWPn-nA
will care for stallions the stallions will be
evaluated at the end of the test by the
Keuring Jury and a delegation from the
KWPn stallion committee. these stallions
may be accompanied by their own grooms.
After completing the 5-Day test, the KWPn
stallion committee will decide whether or
not to approve the stallion.
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stallIon aPProval cInsPectIon
Requirements afterApproval
to retain approved status, a stallion’s off-
spring must meet certain requirements at
three times during his breeding career. if, at
those times, a stallion’s offspring do not
meet the standards set by the KWPn, the
stallion may be disapproved at the follow-
ing intervals:
• A stallion is required to present a mini-
mum of ten* offspring at the dam’s side
for foal inspection within two years of
the date of approval. the foals will
preferably be shown at a single keuring,
but multiple locations are allowed.
• A stallion is required to present ten* off-
spring (aged three to five years old) at
studbook inspections by the time the
oldest offspring are five years old.
• Sport results of ten* offspring (five to
eleven years old) must be submitted by
the time the oldest offspring are eleven
years old.
if a stallion cannot not meet the above
requirements, the owner can apply for a
one-year extension. An extension will be
granted only if the KWPn stallion commit-
tee sees potential in the stallion and the
owner has an acceptable reason (e.g. vet-
erinary) as to why the stallion did not meet
his requirements.
After successfully completing all the previ-
ously stated requirements, a stallion will
have met all the approval criteria and may
be permanently approved.
* Due to the limited number of breedings in
North America, the number of offspring
from Harness stallions required at the des-
ignated intervals is five rather than ten.
Evaluation of Offspring
from Stallions already
used in Breeding
For stallions that are presented for
approval at a keuring and that have already
sired ten registered offspring in north
America or elsewhere, the stallion commit-
tee may ask to evaluate a minimum of ten
offspring and incorporate the result in
making decisions regarding approval.
Evaluation of the Mother
Before selection to the performance test, a
conformation report of the mother must
be available. this includes complete linear
score and values for conformation and
movement. if the mother has previously
undergone a conformation evaluation,
those results will be used. if the mother
has not previously been evaluated, her
conformation will be evaluated during a
regular keuring. if the mother is in north
America, the regular north American jury
will do the evaluation. if the mother is else-
where, the evaluation will be handled
accordingly. if the mother is deceased, as
much family data as is possible will be
used.
Licensed Status
After being appointed to go to a perform-
ance test, the stallion will be considered
‘Licensed’, or equal to a stallion selected for
the performance test in Holland.
offspring by a Licensed stallion shall
receive register A papers. Foals may be
upgraded upon approval of the stallion.
Performance Testing
either the year after becoming ‘Licensed’,
or at age five, a stallion must be presented
at an independent stallion-testing facility
for their performance test. the start and
ending of the test will coincide with the
start and ending of the KWPn keuring tour.
Keuring Information - Page 27
Studbook Inspection
Geldings and Stallions - Dressage
north American Champion El Paso-ISF Ster Prok ibop
uB 40 x toscane ster pref by Cabochon keur
owner/Breeder: iron Spring Farm, inc.
reserve Champion Downtown S
Johnson x raindancer S ster by Zeoliet keur
owner/Breeder: Sonnenberg Farm, LLC, Dan & gina ruediger
Geldings & Stallions - Jumper
north American Champion Eragon
goodtimes x nirvana ster by Fleming
owner/Breeder: Larry and Kathy Childs, Crooked Post Farm
Mares - Dressage
reserve Champion D’Orites SSF Ster k/elig
Donatelli x orchis keur by Jazz pref
Breeder: Caroll and Carol tolman, Shooting Star Farm
reserve Champion Carpe Diem SSF Ster k/elig
Farrington keur x La Liscia by Pass the glass
owner: Susan M Wildman, Sugar Meadow Farm;
Breeder: Carroll and Carol tolman, Shooting Star Farm
Mares - Jumper
north American Champion Evelien DG Ster k/elig
Mr. Blue keur x Corvelien Z by Carthago Z
owner/Breeder: Dg Bar Breeders, inc., California
reserve Champion Eclipse SCF Ster
Balou Du rouet x nova keur by Consul
owner: Amanda Lorinc;
Breeder: Dr. Carlos & Karin Jimenez, Sporting Chance Farm
Mares - Hunter
north American Champion Cheval Bronze VF Keur
indoctro pref x oyez ster by idocus crown
owner/Breeder: Pamela Ann and nicholas Volpone, Volterra
Farm
reserve Champion Dior Ster k/elig
idocus crown x regina by riverman
owner/Breeder: Jeffery and Candace Bastow
cIron sPrIng farm KeurIng chamPIonshIPs
Iron Spring Farm and the KWPN-NA join forces to award North American Breeders.
Horses must be bred and born in n.A. Foals must earn minimum of 75 points for Premium grading and Mature horses a minimum of
145 points for Studbook inspection at a KWPn-nA Keuring. Prize money will be awarded at the KWPn-nA Annual Meeting.
$500 to Breeders of Champions
$250 to Breeders of Reserve Champions
Young Horse Premium Grading
Foals/Weanlings: Dressage
north American Champion Harriet HF
uphill x Deodora HF ster by Jazz pref
owner/Breeder: Julie Ballard Haralson, Haralson Farm
reserve Champion Hear Me Sing
Voice x tamarinde keur sport/dr by Jazz pref
owner/Breeder: Judith g. Yancey, Yancey Farms
Foals/Weanlings: Jumper
north American Champion Hybritta MG
Crespo VDL x o’Bert-e-De keur by glennridge keur
owner/Breeder: Kathleen Hickerson, Majestic gaits
reserve Champion Hero
Werner H. x Siena ster by idocus crown
owner/Breeder: Ashley Seufer
Foals/Weanlings: Hunter
north American Champion High Illuczion
Cquito V/H Panishof x Sakura Hill Czola by Alla Czar
owner: Logistical enigma, LLC, Blair Anderson;
Breeder: Sakura Hill Farm, LLC
Foals/Weanlings: Gelders
north American Champion Hanna-Dessa
Paganini crown x Adessa keur by Koss pref
owner/Breeder: Beverley Hilton
Foals/Weanlings: Harness
north American Champion Hovan
Zion-JC x Keberna keur by Fabricius pref
owner/Breeder: Bill and Janet Bradley, Bradley Horseshoeing
reserve Champion Harley
Whiskei x Angel by Jonker
owner/Breeder: Steven graber
Keuring Information - Page 28
c cchecK lIst
Stallion Approval
• Declaration to present and pedigree information (includingsport for stallions 5 and older) must be mailed to the KWPN-NA
office by March 1.
• the KWPn Stallion Committee will evaluate the pedigree andgive a recommendation as to present the stallion or not.
• Veterinary procedures (general physical evaluation, radi-ographs, endoscopy and semen analysis) must be completed
and sent to KWPN-NA office by May 1.
• Veterinary procedures will be evaluated by KWPn representa-tives at the university of utrecht and results will be returned tothe owner via the KWPn-nA office.
• Officially enter your stallion in the keuring by August 1.
• get the stallion in tip top condition for his in-hand and under-saddle presentations.
Owner/Handler/Rider
• Sign and mail in liability releases for anyone (owner, handler,rider, groom, etc) connected with the horse at the keuring.
• ring crew, volunteers, braiders, etc. must all sign a liabilityrelease.
• Have enough handlers to have your horses return to the ring
for the walk around and ribbon ceremonies. if you have morethan one horse entered, do you have enough people to handlethe horses for the final line-up?
• Anyone going in the ring must wear white. People not wearingwhite will not be allowed in the ring. this includes anyone thatmight have to enter the ring! Bring your whites!
• riders must wear helmets and the appropriate attire. top hatsare not allowed!
Contact your Keuring Host
• Contact your keuring host about any veterinary requirements(i.e. vaccination records) needed at your location.
• Contact your keuring host about stabling and fees.
• Find out whether your keuring host is charging a ‘grounds fee'or any other additional fees for the keuring.
• Contact your keuring host about a handler if you need one. Findout what the fee is and who it is payable to.
• Contact your keuring host about the keuring schedule and anypossible changes in start time due to travel delays of the jury.
• Contact your keuring host about directions and hotel informa-tion.
No open-toed shoes allowed for owners, handlers and spectators!
No talking on cell phones or smoking in the ring.
KWPN-NA Office
• You must be a current Full member in good standing.
• You must be the current owner of record of the horse with theKWPn-nA office. if you are not, the transfer of ownership mustmailed in with the entry.
• Mail or fax entry and liability release prior to the entry deadline.
• Entrants, handlers, riders & location staff must sign the release!
• Pay the entry fee.
• Check that the office actually received your entry.
• Send in the registration papers for any horse being inspectedfor studbook.
• the birth declaration for any current year foals must be com-pleted and on be file in the KWPn-nA office prior to entry.
• Parentage of foals must be verified (DnA) prior to keuring.
• Check with the office about the requirements that yourregister A horse might need to complete prior to acceptanceinto the studbook.
Horse
• Measure your horse prior to entering and make sure the mini-mum height requirement is met.
• Make sure you have plain shoes on your horse. read the infor-mation on page 6 carefully!!!
• Prepare jumper or hunter horses for free jumping by puttingthem through a jumping chute prior to the keuring.
• Jumper and hunter mares that are nursing a foal cannot havethe foal in the ring with them while they jump. Can someonesafely handle the foal outside the ring while the mare free-jumps? Mares need to free-jump to earn their star predicate.
• names may be changed one time, up to December 31st of theyear a horse turns three. if you are changing the name, pleasewrite the new name on the entry.
• remember that if you are showing a foal that has already beenweaned, the foal will be shown in-hand only.
• Are you going to want your horse to be branded? if so, remem-ber to clip the pertinent area on the left haunch so that thebrand will ‘stick’.
• Please note that even though Part 2 of the Dressage iBoP maycount for the Dg Bar Cup and free-jumping in the studbookinspection may count for the Claybrook Farms Cup, you have to
sign up for both classes.
• if your horse’s movement or conformation is affected by aninjury, old or new, don’t forget to include a veterinarian’s expla-nation of the injury with the entry.
• to earn the keur predicate, an rP/gP star mare that was notrated “keur eligible” must have her conformation re-evaluated.
• the scores a mare earned in the past in an iBoP or in sport willstill count for her ‘keur’ if they meet the current requirements.